Buxton and several other Peak District rescue teams plus search dogs were put on stand-by following the overdue report of a group of youths on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme expedition.

It was a clear, moonlit night but temperatures were forecast to fall below freezing by midnight.  Fortunately, the group turned up safely before the final decision to start a full search was taken.

Buxton Team called to assist North West Ambulance with a casualty in the Dane Valley near Gradbach.   The casualty was a 35 year old male from Bristol who had slipped and sustained an injury to the right foot whilst walking in a remote area.  After calling for assistance he was then able to hobble towards a position more easily accessible for an ambulance crew.

An ambulance and an Ambulance First Responder were first on scene and rendered early treatment before assisting him to a 4 x 4 vehicle for onward transport to a Macclesfield hospital.    

The rescue team, which had been called as a back up …

Buxton and Edale Teams’ snatch squad responded to a male mountain biker from Northampton who was taking part in a charity bike ride.  The bike slipped on the wet limestone causing a suspected fractured ankle for the rider. 

First Aid was initially rendered by rescue team members before the casualty was taken by air-ambulance to a Chesterfield hospital.

In contention for the shortest call-out of the year (BMRT call-out in May) is today’s joint snatch call with Edale MRT.

A climber had fallen resulting in a suspected fractured lower leg.

The teams were stood-down when other climbers and walkers managed to help the casualty to the car park. Good effort, folks.

Buxton and Edale joint call-out to Burbage Edge (South) after a climber fell approx 10 feet sustaining an injury to their leg.

The person was treated on site by an M.R. doctor, and then carried by stretcher some 700m over rocky terrain to a waiting air- ambulance for onward transportation to hospital.